Antec has been busy: They've
released more than a half dozen new cases during the past 12-14 months.
There's the SLK1600, SLK2600, SLK3700AMB and SLK3700BQE, the Lanboy, the Sonata,
the Overture, the Minuet, the new Super Lanboy... and the subject of this review,
the brand new P160.

Antec copy writers were allowed off the leash for the promotional work on this one. From the P160 product page on their web site:

There are plenty of ways to experience mind-numbing performance. You could strap on a jet and blaze across the sky. Or you could just grab our new P160. Carved from supremely strong anodized aluminum -- the same stuff fighter pilots swear by*...

*Disclaimer: OK, that's not really true. But it sure sounds cool.

Woah! Are they still talking about a computer case? Does the P160 come with a shoulder harness and grab handles so you can hang on for dear life? Ah... well, they are having some fun, and that's not a bad thing. It just is. But just in case, here's a photo to bring you back down from the wild blue yonder and remind you that it is, in fact, a PC case.

As someone who keeps up with the computer case scene, I'm used to seeing people's
feedback in forums on what they want from a case. The Antec Sonata was a big
hit and seemed to fill a niche that never existed before. It is a popular
case, but I've also seen a lot of people requesting an updated version.
They say, "We want a case like the Sonata but how about adding a removable
motherboard tray, making it out of aluminum for light weight, and selling
it without a PSU so we can install the PSU of our choice". Another common
request is for conveniently mounted front I/O ports like USB 2.0, Firewire and Audio out.

Well,
it seems like Antec really listens to its customers because the new P160's
list of features reads like it was lifted right off of a case junkie's wish
list.

The P160 is actually the first case in a new line that Antec is calling Performance
One.They're calling the Performance One line a cross
between a Quiet Computing case and a Performance case. Their promotional copy says

"It combines the best of Quiet Computing technology with Antec's
years of experience designing high-performance cases"

Looking at
the list of features, their claim seems justified.

To keep things quiet the case comes
setup with a rubber mounted 120mm fan in the rear and can accommodate another
120mm fan in front of the hard drive bay for additional cooling if required.
The P160 also uses the rubber mounting grommets in the hard drive sleds that
Antec introduced in the Sonata.

The performance side of the equation is handled
by the lightweight aluminum construction, the removable motherboard tray,
the complete set of front I/O ports with built-in temperature sensors, the
easily removable drive bays and the top-class case cooling provided by two
120mm fans.